A New Zealand derby is next up.
Will the home side finally win a game, after coming close the last few weeks?
Or will the Saders turn around their nightmare run of two losses and get back on the winning track?
Teams:
Crusaders: 15 Stephen Brett, 14 Jared Payne, 13 Adam Whitelock, 12 Tim Bateman, 11 Blair Cook, 10 Colin Slade, 9 Andy Ellis/Kahn Fotuali’i, 8 Thomas Waldrom, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Kieran Read, 5 Ross Filipo, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Ben Franks/Bronson Murray, 2 Jason Macdonald, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Dan Perrin, 17 Bronson Murray/Owen Franks, 18 Isaac Ross, 19 George Whitelock, 20 Kahn Fotuali’i/Tyson Keats, 21 Ryan Crotty, 22 Hamish Gard.
Highlanders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Jason Shoemark, 12 Jayden Hayward, 11 Fetu’u Vainikolo, 10 Daniel Bowden, 9 Jimmy Cowan (captain), 8 George Naoupu, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Hayden Triggs, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Clint Newland, 2 David Hall, 1 Chris King.
Replacements: 16 Jason Rutledge, 17 Anthony Perenise, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 Steven Setephano, 20 Sean Romans, 21 Mathew Berquist, 22 Kendrick Lynn.
Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
Touch judges: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
TMO: Shane McDermot (New Zealand)
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Wooo! Go Highlanders! God, I’m tired. 😯
now for the game that’s going to cost me my grand slam point. Crusaders away strip looks awful
awful game so far
i hope the highlanders can pull this off, i feel dead tired, must be the 2 beers i had lol
i think im gona get myself some coffee, anyone want some
Ok…lets see if the 2nd half will be better- glad I missed the first half. Hope I wont lose my lifeline over this crap!
All this excitement is putting me to sleep. Seriously, I stayed awake for this?
worst game ever
ZZZzzzzzzz…
omg this game sucks!
Saders 0 – Landers 3
Who are these guys wearing the CRUSADERS kit???
i have highlanders by 3 on superbru
whitelock carded
Yellow card Saders 19
Saders 0 – Landers 6
9 minutes to go- there goes my lifeline…
brett is an awful fullback
@robdylan (Comment 13) : had saders by 12, but theyre going from bad to worse, wtf happened to them? Coach, Carter cant make that much of a difference
@blackshark (Comment 15) : you didn’t pick the Canes?
@jarsonx (Comment 17) : if you add macdonald, tuiali’i, williams, flynn, hamilton, gear
also missing laulala today. Seriously makeshift team
@robdylan (Comment 19) : oh that many lol had no idea, i thought i didnt regognize most of the players
Have yoy guys ever try this link…for free
http://www.justin.tv/live24_rugby
GO SHARKS !!! GO ADI !!!
go highlanders! Well i geuss the current top 4 are the safest bet for semi finalists
@robdylan (Comment 18) : Dude I thought the Saders could at least beat the Highlanders at home.
oh well, next game, go Stormers!
@Charlie (Comment 22) : Now this is cool 😀
this game was 30 stefans on the field at once
well i now need the stormers to give me a full house
@try time (Comment 28) : jeez man lol, did stefan steel your lunch or something lol
FT 6-0. 😯
Glad I gave THAT a miss…
@try time (Comment 28) : 😆
@jarsonx (Comment 30) : 😆 no since he has returned to the sharks his lack of imagination bugs the hell out of me. he ruins a constructive backline.
see you guyz later. go Springbok 7’s!
his defence is good, but when we need some magic he is useless. he doesn’t pass, he kicks balls straight out, and basically wastes opportunities for jp.
they are showing sharks highlights now and it looks a lot better than the actual game. 😆
@try time (Comment 36) : Hindsight is always 20/20… 😉
@Charlie (Comment 27) : Good site… Ive watched a few Liverpool games there…
@blackshark (Comment 38) : You got the cricket on?
@blackshark (Comment 38) : You’ll never walk alone 😉
@klempie (Comment 39) : Just checked the score…not good at all.
@blackshark (Comment 41) : Mr Cricket Batsman is out.
TWO wickets in the last over!!
Sorry!! THREE!!!
Makh on a hat-trick.
AND crucially…Johnson is out for a duck. phew!
Seemed like a good game to miss. Happy with the result though.
Lunch… 351/8
GOOD GOING PROTEAS! GO SPRINGBOKS!
@blackshark (Comment 47) : Have we played our 1/4 final yet? 😯
@klempie (Comment 48) : Oh it’s on now.
5-0 Boks.
Can’t believe you monkeys haven’t got a thread for this. Shameful.
@klempie (Comment 50) : You watching?
3min to go 1st half
Yellow for Arg.
Arg are a man down after a man was sent off for back chatting?? 😯
@McLovin (Comment 54) : WTH? Chirping is cardable…
Yellow for SA. 👿
SA now a man down… 🙄
Half Time
5-0 to SA.
@klempie (Comment 56) : I reckon it was not the first time plus they kept throwing the ball away when they concede a penalty.
We need to score again…
@blackshark (Comment 61) : and soon.
6min left.
Try!!!!
Benjamin scores.
12-0 SA
4min left.
Try Arg. 👿
12-7
2min left.
Arg on attack.
Damn wake up boys!
We’re going to lose…
Scrum 10m out to Arg.
1:30 to go.
Have faith klempie
Pen Arg.
Told ya.
Arg scores under the sticks. Some piss poor defence from SA. 👿 👿 👿 👿
14-12 to Arg.
Sh!t!
Hooter goes free kick us. Last play.
Knock on.
GAME OVER!
What a fok-op. 👿
Arg win. $9.99 wasted.
Go Kenya.
I must say…7’s leaves a similar bad taste in the mouth to T20. Not quite as bad but it also seems a bit of a lottery. And also a “I’m not gutted we lost” feel.
KSA is not a happy dude… 👿
Kenya looking good.
Try Kenya!
7-0 Kenya
DALE!!
What a cracking bouncer!!
Samoa, Arg & Wales in semi’s so far. 😯
First ball of the session. Awesome. 😎
@klempie (Comment 95) : Second ball. 😳
1min to go.
@klempie (Comment 96) : Close enough. 🙂
Dudes there has been so much good sport for us over the last 3 months…We’ve been spoilt.
Half time
Kenya lead Fiji 7-0.
Dale again!!
Aus ALL OUT for 352…WHAT A COMEBACK!!
@klempie (Comment 99) : I’m strugling to keep up. 😎
Now…450+ 😈
@klempie (Comment 101) : Finally we manage to mop up their tail order.
Kenya score again!!
14-0 Kenya
5min to go.
Fiji score.
14-7
Kenya again!!!!!
21-7
3min to go..
All 4 top 4 teams out. 😯
Kenya score a fourth.
Kenya through to the semi’s and well deserved. 😎
Semi’s
Wales v Samoa
Kenya v Arg
Time to mow the lawn.
@McLovin (Comment 113) : That’s why it feels like T20…
Mac gone…
0/1 🙄
time to have a nap i have been up since 4 30.
Well done McKenzie! NOT
Amla might be out here. Gone for the referral…
I think he is out…
Amla gone…
Fucking hell.
0/2
ha ha, the queen proteas are a useless bunch
@try time (Comment 125) : I thought you were going to bed? 👿
Oh well… Time for kallis to score his maiden double century
i was shocked awake by the cricket score.
CRAP! I hate McKenzie… Sorry Hashim… 😈
Biff off thanks to a hit to the hand…again.
Oh well, at least my team beat the Blues this morning!!!
I can’t watch this…
Kallis’ defence looks good… 🙄
Oh yes they’re the great pretenders… oohoo aahaa… pretending that one series means world number one…
Why play Biff if he’s farked…
@wpw (Comment 131) : Hope your other team beats the Bulls this afternoon. 🙄